Matthew Ruddick is cofounder and editor of the jazz website Kind of Jazz (www.kindofjazz.com) and has worked as a music critic for a variety of publications, including Beats magazine in Hong Kong. He is author of Funny Valentine: The Story of Chet Baker, published to widespread acclaim in 2012.
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